This property is managed mostly by me, Patsy and my husband Gavril and sometimes our son Ramsey who helps us an awful lot. I am originally from Virginia and my husband is from Australia -- the Out Back. My son was born and raise in Miami.
THE HOUSE: : We bought the house because it is a house on stilts. The previous owners enclosed the bottom for his brother and sister-in-law and their 3 kids to give them a home of their own. It spills into the pool and deck. This is where you will be. For long stays we usually go home to Miami once we get you settled.

We love this property because of its location and things to do. It spills into the natural wildlife preserve and sits on about 1 1/4 acre. It is the forgotten part of Florida where developers don't dare. The entire is Old Florida where everyone knows your name.

Things to do while staying at Gone Fishing

1. Fishing – we have fishing poles for you to use. You can fish off the bridge or pier on Pine Island.
Also, you can charter a fishing vessel and be “Gone Fishing” all day long. Then come back and cook the fish on the grill while you swim in the salt water pool. Or better yet, have one of the restaurants cook the fish for you. Most restaurants will add fries and a soda for an extra fee.
2. Swimming - The pool at Gone Fishing is open 24/7. Swim, snack and then go inside and watch movies on the large screen TV for the rest of the night. The beaches are nice. Pick one from the list in the book, pack a lunch and go beaching or picnicking.
3. Shelling – Go shelling on the one of the many beaches listed in the booklet.
4. Dolphin Watching – hop a charter and go dolphin watching. Many of these tours include a beach and swimming stop.
5. Farms – visit one of the farms listed in the book
6. Swamp Walking - Sign up for a guided tour walk with a guide through the everglades. Bring tall boots!
7. Bicycles – We have bikes. Bike from one end of the island to the other. The island is 17 miles long. Just stay on the bike trail or be brave and bike down one of the off trails and have a picnic.
8. Kayaking – rent kayaks and ride through the tree lined canals and waters
9. For nature lovers only – visit the preserves at the north end and south end of the island
10. Museums – visit nature museums
11. Restaurants – go to one of the locally owned restaurants. or marinas
12. Bring your boat- there is room on the property to park it. There are ramps on the island to launch
13. Rainy day – Museums or farms
14. Be Lazy – go to the shoreline or docks and daydream.

The Home
Once you go over the bridge, you realize that you have entered a place in Florida that some people think have disappeared. Pine Island is a “state of mind, a place where time forgot.” There are no condos, chain stores, fast foods, (but we are getting our first “7 Eleven” – and we are going to celebrate!) no malls and no crowds. It is quiet, private and causal: it is “old Florida.” Just a fishing island filled with fishing peers, mangroves, palm trees, boats, kayaks, and homes on about one acre lots owned by local fishermen and vacationers. So, come to Gone Fishing and have your breakfast and coffee or tea on the large deck in the back next to the pool. Afterwards go for an energizing morning swim in the pool. Then relax on the swing chairs, OR better yet in the pool’s Baja tanning shelf with the bubblier. Finish off your morning in a warm morning breeze with a nap in the Panama Jack Day bed on the pool’s inlet or on the reclining chaise chairs next to the swimming pool. One morning skip the nap and explore the wild life preserve….don’t go too far so that you can remember your way back. Drop pebbles on your walk and bring your cell phone. Bring plenty of water. But on the rest of your stay, engulf yourself in our list of activities: visiting museums and art galleries, island hopping by boat, biking, hiking through wildlife preserves, swimming on a disserted island that has crystal soft sand, shell collecting, fishing and then taking your fresh catch to the local restaurant for them to cook, and many more fun activities.

The Pool
The swimming pool is directly off the large wooden deck in the back. Where the deck ends, old-world cobble stones begins to surround the majestic pool. The pool is within nature, that is, it is a salt water pool and not screened in so the closed in feeling a screened pool gives is not there and the openness to the environment is very apparent. It is 30 feet long with a depth range from 3 ½ feet to 6 feet deep.